Electric plug receptacle



. Jan. 9, 1934.

H. ZUCKER:

ELECTRIC PLUG RECEPTACLE Filed March 1, 1932 WITNESSES &

" Hart- Zucker 'BY Mwa- ATTORN EYS j Patented Jan; 1934:

,UNITED sirarss PATENT OFFICE 1,94s,1s4 I ntncrmc PLUG nlzcnr'rsotn Harry Zuckcr, New York, N.- Y. Application March 1, 1932. Serial No. 596,091 1 Plain. (Cl. zrz- -si' This invention relates-to receptacles for electric attachment plugs and comprehends a receptacle to take the place of the usual wall or baseboard outlets;

s The general practice ofv providing one or more permanently located wall or baseboard outlets in a room,wh'ether in an oflice, store,

' apartment or private dwelling; has not proven highly satisfactory, due to the fact that changes to in the arrangement of the furniture or other room fixtures frequently requires a re-location of the outlets.

It is, therefore, theobject oi th'e present invention. to provide an improved continuous outlet or receptacle which preferably extends completely across the walls oi-a room adjacent to and osten-,,

sibly forming a part of the baseboard, to afford means for operatlvely receiving one or or more attachment plugs at any desired location and 2p suitable to any arrangement of the furniture or other fixtures in the room.

a v The invention iurthercomprehends a receptacle or outlet of the character set forth which is not unduly complicated in its construction and which may therefore be economically produced and installed, and one which is safe, convenient, ,emcient and which does not detract from the general appearance of the finish of the room.

With the above recited and other objects in as view, reference ishad to the following descrip-' tion and accompanying drawing, in which there is exhibited one exampleor embodiment of the invention, while the claim defines the actual scope oi the same. u In'the drawing:

' Figure l is a sectional perspective viewotan outlet or plug receptacle constructed in accord? ance with the invention and illustrating an at tachment plug associated therewith. Figure 2 is a fragmentary enlarged vertical sectional view. 7 I Fig. 3 is a Iragmentarrsectional perspective view oi one of the outer contact supporting sections oi. the receptacle body.

- Referring to the drawing by characters 01 ref-- 'erence, A designates generally the receptacle body, which is constructed of a suitable insulating material and which is preferably 01' rectangu= lar cross sectional configuration and of a thick' 0 ne'ssto coincide with'the usual baseboard B of a room,,fipon the upper edge or which baseboard the body A is moimted. If desired, a'moulding' .strip C may be arranged over-the upperedge'oi the body A to constitute a finish for the struc- 15s The body A'is so iashioned or constructed as to provide parallel longitudinallyiextending grooves D and E which are spaced apart to receive therein the contact fingers F and G of a standard attachment plug H at the extremity of anextens'ion cordJ. Continuous resilient concc. taet strips K and L are located within the body I A and respectively extend at an angle from one wall of each groove D and E and intersect the groove for frictionally engaging with and transmitting electrical energy to the fingers of plugs 5 inserted in the grooves at any point throughout the length of the body A, it being understood that the house current is supplied in any desired manner to the ;contact strips K and L. Inthe present instance, the body A is disclosed as made up of three sections or strips, namely, an intermediate section 5 and upper and lower or outer sections 6 and '7, the latter two beingoi identical construction. The intermediate section 5 is of a depth or vertical thickness approximating the spacing between the fingers F and G of a standard attachment plug H illustrated. The latter sections 6' and '7 have the inner faces 8 which confront the intermediate section rabbeted as at 9 so that when the three sections are'assembled 39 as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the rabbeted portions 9 define, together with the intermediate section 5, the contact finger: receiving grooves F and G. The rabbeted portions are further provided with grooves 10, and within each groove 5 the contact strips K or L are secured with a portion protruding into the remainder ,of the rabbetedporticn 9 to be disposed in intersecting relation tothe contact finger' receiving groove for frictionally engaging and transmitting elec- 'gg trical energy to the plug fingers. As disclosed, the several sections5,-,6 and '7 are formed with aligned apertures 11, 12 and 13 at longitudinally spaced points to receive therethrough the assembling rivets 14. Obviously, the body A may be securedin position in any desired manner, but as-illustrated in the present instanc'e,'apertured attaching feet or lugs 15 are provided to-receive therethrough screws or other fastening devices for anchorage ;in the wall joists.

It is-intended in practice to provide each wall of the room with a continuous extending outlet or receptacle body- A so that an outlet for the current may be provided atany pointin the room desired, thereby avoiding the necessity of 105 long extension and the unsightly appearance of a plurality of. isolated wall or baseboard sockets or outlets. .f

What is claimed is'i A continuous receptacle'ior electric attachment 1 10 plugs including an elongated body of insulating material having parallel grooves for receiving the plug terminal fingers and continuous resilient contact strips arranged in said body and normally intersecting the grooves for frictionally engaging with and transmitting electrical energy through said fingers, said body being fabricated of upper, lower and intermediate sections, the latter being throughout of a depth approximating the spacing of the standard plug fingers and HARRY ZUCKER. 

